CitySeen received an invitation this week that made us look twice. The regional manager of Austrian crystal specialist Riedel is coming to town and its promotions people wanted us to attend a 'wine glass tasting'. Obviously, they mean wine tasting in different glasses, but for a brief moment, we had visions of masochistic freaks chomping on glass flutes while making comments like, 'Um, crunchy, with a bit of a sharp aftertaste ...'
Deeply affected by the turmoil in Nepal when they visited the country, local businessman Todd Pallett and his fiancee, Kate Ridley, are looking for sponsors for their participation in the New York marathon in November. The couple wants to raise $500,000 for a daycare/health centre in Nepal. For more information, contact Todd on 95042792.
So, Peter Chan Ho-sun's Perhaps Love is Hong Kong's entry for the best foreign film Oscar. The movie has not been formally released so to qualify for Oscar consideration, it has to run for at least one week locally. If you want to be one of the first to see it, it is discreetly showing at UA Cityplaza's directors' club theatre until Friday.
